2025 Women's Symposium Special Video Speaker
Congresswoman Julia Letlow
U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District
Start, LA
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Congresswoman Julia Letlow represents Louisiana鈥檚 5th Congressional District in the
U.S. House of Representatives and is the state鈥檚 first Republican woman elected to
Congress.
Julia took office in April 2021 after receiving 65 percent of the vote in a special
election to win the seat previously won by her husband Luke, who passed away from
complications of COVID-19 just days before taking office. She is the first woman to
represent Louisiana in the House of Representatives in 30 years.
Julia serves on the House Committee on Appropriations, holding seats on the Subcommittee
on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration; Subcommittee on Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education; and Subcommittee on National Security &
the Department of State. She also serves on the House Committee on Education and the
Workforce.
A native of Monroe, Julia is a mother and educator who has dedicated her life to promoting
and advocating for higher education in Louisiana.
Julia graduated from the University of Louisiana Monroe (网曝门), with a Bachelor of
Arts and Master of Arts in speech communication. After completing her doctorate in
communication from the University of South Florida, she returned to 网曝门 as the ombudsperson
and special projects coordinator for the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs,
where she contributed to the development of the university's strategic plan.
Julia served as the executive director of external affairs and strategic communications
at 网曝门 from 2018 to 2019 and prior served as the director of marketing and communications
for the university. She previously served at the Tulane University School of Medicine
in New Orleans as the director of education, director of resident patient safety and
quality improvement, and a clinical instructor of anesthesiology. She has also served
as an instructor and teaching associate at 网曝门, Tulane University, and the University
of South Florida.
Julia is raising her two children Jacqueline and Jeremiah in Start, Lousiana, and
they worship at Covenant Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Monroe.
